Falcon 4 LOD to 3DS Converter
Falcon 4 LOD to 3DS Converter by Cool Hand
This file is a command line utility to convert F4 standard LOD files to a .3ds file which can be imported in whatever 3d modeling software you are familiar with.
It's really a alpha-beta whatever, WIP, so be careful while playing with it.
Usage
Extract it wherever you like. Open a DOS box and type “lod3dsconv inputfile.LOD outputfile.3DS” and it will produce you the 3ds file.
Notes
v0.03 Notes
No texture maps are saved. Planning it for future updates.
After importing all the objects are not smoothed. just select all the faces and Auto Smooth it. it will be fine then.
BIG lod files may just crash. In this case, split the lod file into smaller parts and import the pieces
Some models may trigger a vert out of range in 3dsmax. (F16 for example) again, split the file in sub trees and import again.
There maybe issues when importing nodes with DOFs/subtrees nested to DOFs. No problems when using 1level of DOFs.
TDOFs and SDOFs are not moved/scaled.
DOFs and XDOFs are moved to their viewing position (as in LE or OGLLOD).
The program may crash after “WriteOK” message, if this is the case, the .3ds file has been written OK and can be used without problems.
There are some memory leaks/issues which I'm investigating. Should be not a big deal
BTW.
lod file must be valid eg if it crashes in LE or OGLLOD don't expect this program to open it OK!
Download from PMC Tactical Falcon 4 Downloads page.